Scenario planning in social enterprises; the case of South Yorkshire

Mswaka, Walter

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“…This corporatisation of social enterprise is an interesting development of social enterprise, given its philanthropic origins. The emergence of for-profit stewardship governance models as well as share capital legal structures in the social Brown (2006) and Mswaka (2015) argue that this particular development reflects challenges that social enterprises face in mobilising capital and technical expertise. Therefore, consideration of for-profit business practices provides an infrastructure that allows corporate practices to be transferred to the social enterprise sector.…”

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Understanding social enterprises in the United Kingdom: the case of South Yorkshire

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Purpose This study aims to analyse the development of social enterprises in the UK, in the context of the increased need for creative solutions to ameliorate deprivation and deliver effective public services. Design/methodology/approach The investigation draws on a mixed method approach from a postal survey of 102 social enterprises complemented by detailed analysis of two selected cases and key informant interviews. Findings The results of the study show that there is a paradigm shift in the practice and conceptualisation of social enterprises in South Yorkshire, as they are increasingly taking a more corporate approach to achieve their outcomes. Research limitations/implications The study is limited to social enterprises in South Yorkshire, UK. Further comparative analysis in other regions and social contexts is required to explore if these results are widely applicable. Practical implications This study is of potential benefit to researchers and those involved in formulating policies for the development and support of social enterprise. Originality/value The study contributes to the extant literature by investigation of the development of social enterprise in competitive markets, which is an area that requires further academic scrutiny. The South Yorkshire region presents an interesting case that extends our understanding of the operations of social enterprises in the UK, given the high levels of deprivation because of the steady decline of its industrial base (Bache and Chapman, 2008).

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Understanding social enterprises in the United Kingdom: the case of South Yorkshire

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“…Pela definição inglesa, é desejável que a empresa tenha objetivos sociais e que o seu retorno financeiro seja aplicado em projetos sociais. Ademais, a empresa deve ter mecanismos que impedem a maximização de lucros para os acionistas ou proprietários (Department for Trade and Industry, 2002;Mswaka, 2015 Em função das políticas públicas praticadas atualmente na Inglaterra, as empresas sociais estão se aproximando daquelas convencionais que atuam no mercado capitalista. 2017, isso representa riscos para a economia social inglesa, pois o mercado não combina com altruísmo e talvez seja complicado dizer que essas empresas, ditas sociais, fujam do propósito de acumular capital.…”

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As empresas sociais de agricultura urbana e a resiliência nas cidades: movimentos populares belo-horizontinos e londrinos que desafiam a hegemonia neoliberal

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In the last two centuries, the world population has jumped from one billion to more than seven billion people. In addition, by the year 2050, nine billion individuals with more than 70% of this contingent living in the cities are estimated (Santos, 1988; Durand, 1977). Increasingly, the world becomes urban (Lefebvre, 2013) and the demand for socio-environmental services grows. In this context, the need of the population and the inability of the governments corroborate the neoliberal hegemony, a scenario in which the state loses power for the market sector. In different ways, both Brazil and England are intensifying their neoliberal policies (Maricato, 2017; Nicholls & Teasdale, 2017), which justifies asking: how are social enterprises of urban agriculture influencing the resilience of the cities of Belo Horizonte and from London. To answer this question, the qualitative approach was used as a research methodology when conducting a holistic multiple case study (Maffezzolli & Boehs, 2016). The unit of analysis belohorizontina was the Jardim Produtivo and London was Stamford Hill, both are producers of vegetables. In these units, in 2016 and 2017, the author made direct observation and did interviews, in addition to resorting to documentary sources (Yin, 2005). Starting from partnerships between governmental entities and the third sector, the Productive Garden was established in 2007. The project that originated Stamford Hill is also from 2007, but the initiative came from the second sector. In the latter case, a private company was supported by English non-governmental organizations. The two enterprises are considered social enterprises (Defourny & Nyssens, 2017) of urban agriculture (Mougeot, 2005). The management of the two companies was transferred to the local communities after their establishment. Research has shown that, even in areas where capitalist enterprises predominate, social enterprises can contribute to increasing resilience (Klug, 2018) of cities. In the two empirical cases investigated, favorable environmental impact was observed, since the food miles reduced and the green areas increased. In addition, the local population felt safer with the occupation of vacant lots and the supply of agroecological products grew in both cities, which reduces the burden of public health services (De Oliveira Trecha et al., 2017). The work also showed that Stamford Hill's main contribution to London's resilience was in the social dimension. The families there use the garden space to get together and receive friends. In this respect, the Jardim Produtivo differed, since most of its workers were focused on the financial side of the business. In the Brazilian case, the company contributed to making the city more resilient in the economic dimension, especially for the low-income population. The main limitation of this study was the small number of cases investigated, which made generalizations unfeasible. For this reason, it is suggested to approach new social enterprises of urban agriculture in other works.

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Scenario planning in social enterprises; the case of South Yorkshire

Cited by 2 publications

References 41 publications

Understanding social enterprises in the United Kingdom: the case of South Yorkshire

Understanding social enterprises in the United Kingdom: the case of South Yorkshire

As empresas sociais de agricultura urbana e a resiliência nas cidades: movimentos populares belo-horizontinos e londrinos que desafiam a hegemonia neoliberal

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